CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- The Lightfoot Administration says Chicago is ready for imminent approval of COVID vaccinations for children between the ages of 5-11 and that parents should easily be able to obtain shots for their kids perhaps as soon as late next week.
The roll out for COVID-19 vaccine to youth ages 5-11 is pending authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
Studies have shown the vaccine to be safe and effective in younger children, according to the Chicago Department of Public Health.
Dr. Allison Arwady, Commissioner for the city's Health Department said that supply did not meet demand initially when the vaccine for adults was first made available earlier this year. However, the situation is expected to be a little better this time around.
“This is not going to be ‘The Hunger Games,’” she said during a press conference at City Hall. "I would like to reassure you that nearly 100,000 pediatric doses are tentatively scheduled to arrive in Chicago in the first week of pediatric vaccine alone."
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